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She narrowly missed winning the race |
Adverb B2. Only by a small amount. |
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He's so dismissive of anybody else suggestions |
ADJ Showing that you do not think something is worth considering. |
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He was feeling a little edgy about the whole thing. |
ADJ. Nervous, not calm. |
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I didn't actually like the job -it was just a means to an end. |
Phrase C2. Something that you do because it will help you to achieve something else. |
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If you're not sure what the word means, look it up in a dictionary. |
PHS V with Look To check a fact or get information about something. |
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When required, he could be an eloquent speaker, but preferred talking to small groups. |
ADJ Using language to express ideas or opinions clearly and well, so that they have a strong effect on others. |
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He stood around bantering with his colleagues. |
Verb I To talk to someone in a friendly and humorous way. |
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More than 100 people have been killed this year in sporadic Outburst of ethnic violence. |
ADJ Happening sometimes, not regular or continuous. SYNM: Occasional |
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She dismantled the washing machine to see what the problem was, but couldn't put it back together again. |
Verb T or I To take a machine apart or to come apart into separate pieces |
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The community has dwindled to a tenth of its format size in the last 2 years. |
Verb I To become smaller in size or amount, or fewer in number. |
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She's got a nice husky voice - very sexy. |
ADJ Voice A voice that that is low and rough, often in an attractive way, oh because of illness. |
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After a few drinks, he became very mellow. Mellow flowers / mellow sounds / mellow Autumn sunligh |
ADJ Smooth and soft, or not too Sharp, bright, new, or rough. Also relaxed and pleasant not severe. |
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She spoke in nasal tones. |
ADJ disapprove To say something with a particular sound because air is going through the nose when you speak. |
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Last week I felt you I was doing the right thing but I've started to feel a bit wobbly about it. |
ADJ INF Uncertain what to do or changing repeatedly between two opinions. |
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You need to be more decisive |
ADJ B2. Able to make decisions quickly and confidently, or showing this quality. |
These results could prove decisive in establishing the criminals identity. |
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I liked the film but the book was rather heavy going |
ADJ Difficult to read or understand. |
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If you tell them what happened I will bear you out on it. |
PHS V with Bear To support the truth of something. |
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Unfair/wrongful dismissal |
Noun C or U C1. The situation in which an employer officially makes someone leave their job A statement that something or someone is not important and not worth considering |
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It's a story about the lives and aspirations of poor Irish immigrants. |
Noun C usually plural, U C2. Something that you hope to achieve. |
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They are on trial for committing atrocities against the civilian ablation. |
Noun C usually pl: An extremely cruel, violent, or shocking act. U: The fact of something being extremely cruel, violent, or shocking. |
These people are guilty of Act of appalling atrocity (=cruelty) |
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Prisoners were kept in the most appalling conditions. |
ADJ C2. Very bad. Shocking. |
Your table manners are appalling - don't you know how to use a knife and fork? |